“environmental and resources of tropical and temperate forests of india”

Part I-Tropical Mangrove Forests of Sunderbans and Andamans Part II- A comprehensive survey of Epiphytes Part III- Tropical and Temperate Linas, Climbers and Shrubby climbers Part IV Eco-botanical survey of Tropical and Temperate Grasses and sedges Part V Eco-botanical survey of Tropical and Tempera... More

The articles examine the indigenous knowledge on trees and forests among tribal communities from diverse regions of India, particularly the significance of such knowledge for use and management of natural resources.... More

In March 1947 Lord Louis Mountbatten became the last Viceroy of India, with the mandate to hand over "the jewel in the crown" of the British Empire within one year. Mountbatten worked with various leaders to devise a plan for partitioning the empire into two independent sovereign states. During the ... More

Movement is the beginning of life in the natural and human world. For millennia, since pre-historic times, man has endeavoured to capture this awareness of movement in line and colour, clay, stone and metal. Over a period of many centuries in all parts of India, there has been an overwhelming preocc... More

This valuable alphabetical index to the literature on races of rice in India was compiled to further the study of a subject, the very enormousness of which had hitherto prevented workers from taking it up. Obviously it is not a critical index, but a guide to the literature. For that reason care has ... More

FOREIGN Direct Investment (FDI) today is seen as an instrument to facilitate and support domestic investment for achieving a higher Flevel of economic development, since it benefits both the domestic industry as well as the consumer, by providing opportunities for technological upgradation, access t... More

This background paper explores the roles of national, regional, and international institutions and the private sector in developing and implementing technologies to sustain tropical forests. It is part of the Office of Technology Assessment's forthcoming report Technologies To Sustain Tropical Fores... More

The present volume carries complete Report of the Twelfth Finance Commission, except Appendices and Annexures — which are placed in the accompanying CD-ROM that additionally features the essentials, namely, Introduction and the Summary of Recommendations of all the previous reports of the earlier ... More